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• Kissing and petting young camels found to be key transmitter of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus

  

  New research led by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) into the spread of MERS-CoV, the virus carried by camels which causes Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), has found that young camels present a high risk for human exposure to the virus, …

   26 Jul 2024

  New research led by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) into the spread of MERS-CoV, the virus …

• Diagnosis and management of Cushing's syndrome in dogs explored

  

  Hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing’s syndrome) is one of the most common endocrine diseases in dogs attending primary-care practice, affecting 0.28% of UK dogs. Dogs with hyperadrenocorticism are typically diagnosed and managed within primary-care …

   02 Oct 2019

• Reconstruction of ancient chromosomes offers insight into mammalian evolution

  

  What if researchers could go back in time 105 million years and accurately sequence the chromosomes of the first placental mammal

   23 Jun 2017

  What if researchers could go back in time 105 million years and accurately sequence the chromosomes …

• New technologies can more effectively track freshwater snails and prevent tropical disease schistosomiasis

  

  Google Earth, satellite images and drone photos can help identify which remote communities are most at risk of contracting one of the world’s worst tropical diseases – schistosomiasi

   28 Oct 2019

  Google Earth, satellite images and drone photos can help identify which remote communities are most …

• New breakthrough in creation of feline stem cells could help develop treatments for heart disease in cats and humans

  

  In what is believed to be a world-first, researchers have identified the conditions required to generate pluripotent stem cells from domestic cats, a finding which could have significant benefits for feline and human health

   24 Sep 2019

  In what is believed to be a world-first, researchers have identified the conditions required to …

• Hopes to improve practise after first systematic review of the effectiveness and safety of anti-epileptic drugs in cats

  

  Researchers from Ghent University (UGhent), Austria Veterinary Medicine School (Austria VetMed) and the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) have found that testing anti-epileptic drugs’ effectiveness and safety for cats has been generally subpar, worse than what was formerly reported in dogs.

   13 Mar 2018

  Researchers from Ghent University (UGhent), Austria Veterinary Medicine School (Austria VetMed) and …

• RVC & Bloomsbury Learning Environment Contribute to Sector-Wide Conversation on Technology in Education

  

  Researchers and educators at the RVC and Birkbeck have collaborated on a new e-book about the power and impact of technology on the learning, assessment and feedback of students in education

   26 Sep 2017

  Educators will now have a valuable insight into the way technology can enhance assessment and …

• Wild Cats Uncovered

  

  Leading experts in feline anatomy from the RVC and UCL perform a post mortem of a cheetah in front of a live audience

   11 Nov 2016

• First ever systematic review and meta-analysis of adverse effect of antiepileptic drugs in canine epilepsy

  

  Researchers found that much of the evidence for the medical treatment of canine epilepsy was based on subpar reporting of adverse effect and in studies that were below the expected standard.

   24 May 2016

  How safe are antiepieleptic drugs? RVC research sheds light on epilepsy treatments.

  Researchers …

• RVC joins new transdisciplinary network to address antimicrobial resistance

  

  This week, the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has announced its participation in the newly launched Agrifood Systems Transdisciplinary (AMAST) Network – a transdisciplinary project which has been established to better understand how antimicrobial …

   23 Jul 2024

  This week, the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has announced its participation in the newly launched …